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NTSB investigations, 1983, NE

180,610 investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board since 1962: 174,589 accidents, the rest incidents and other occurrences. Each has NTSB’s narrative and, once the investigation is done, its probable cause; since 2008, its findings and sequence of events.

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NTSB MKC84IA053Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28RT-201T · Trenton, NEDuring a precautionary landing due to a partial power loss the acft nose gear failed after colliding with a snow bank. The no. 6 cylinder wall was found broken.Dec 31, 1983 · N2082Y · Minor damageNTSB MKC84LA042Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-260 · Schuyler, NEWhile descending toward the planned destination, the eng began running rough & the plt attempted to improve the eng's performance by using carburetor heat. He made a localizer-only apch, but was unable to see the rwy at the min descent alt. A missed apch was…Dec 20, 1983 · N43302 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · David City, NEThe instructor plt (CFI) & his student departed on a round robin x-country flt & had planned to make a soft field landing at David City, NE. During arrival at David City, they made a visual check of the rwy because they were unable to contact the arpt UNICOM.…Dec 3, 1983 · N89812 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32-301 · Kearney, NEDuring the landing roll, the plt held the nosewheel off while slowing down, and used right rudder to compensate for a reported x-wind condition. As soon as the nosewheel touched down, the acft veered to the right. It went off the right side of the rwy, the…Nov 18, 1983 · N8169C · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA024Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAero Commander 100 · Sargent, NEThe pilot became dioriented on a flight from hastings, NE enroute to Sargent, NE. He decided to land on a county road west of Sargent. During the landing the acft right wing tip struck a pole and the acft tipped up on its nose.Nov 16, 1983 · N3630X · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84LA022Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-32RT-3 · Millard, NEDuring arrival from vfr-on-top, the plt was given radar vectors for the NDB apch. The plt stated that he was in the clouds during the apch for only about 5 to 8 min. He reported that aprx 1/2 mi out on final apch, the nose became progressively heavy and the…Nov 16, 1983 · N8229A · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84FA019Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-28-161 · Albion, NEThe acft collided with a tv transmitter tower guy wire. Witnesses stated that clouds were obscuring the top of the 1,134 ft tall tower. The acft was about 750 ft AGL when the collision occurred. The tower was not equipped with high intensity obstruction…Nov 11, 1983 · N2220Y · DestroyedNTSB MKC84LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna T337E · Kimball, NEThe acft collided with the ground in a pancake stall mush during a forced landing half a mile from the arpt. The rear engine had stopped in flt and the plt decided on a precautionary landing after restarting the engine. During the final approach to land the…Nov 7, 1983 · N1272M · Substantial damageNTSB MKC84FA016Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportStinson 108 · Angora, NEThe plt reported that the eng began running rough, then quit while he was flying over an area of rough terrain. He reported that as he was making a forced landing, the acft came in contact with a washed out ditch, cartwheeled & hit a fence. An exam of the eng…Nov 6, 1983 · N39468 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA202Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 188A · Wayne, NEThe acft collided with the ground during an aerial application maneuver. The pilots attention was diverted when he was looking for 3 wheel vehicles so he 'wouldn't spray them'. He did not realize that a hill was in his path and could not pull-up soon enough.Aug 27, 1983 · N4777R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83FA196Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportBell 47G-3B · Paxton, NEThe plt stated that after landing on a truck platform, he did not decrease rotor RPM & did not lower collective to flat pitch as he was attempting to recover a piece of paper that had fallen to the floor on the right side of the cockpit. As he released the…Aug 18, 1983 · N73248 · DestroyedNTSB MKC83LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · S. Sioux City, NEThe plt reported that during a touch-and-go landing on rwy 14 with a southerly wind at 8 KTS, he touched down about 1/4 of the way down the rwy with 20 deg of flaps. The temp was 93 deg & the density altitude was aprx 3800 ft. the plt did not raise the flaps…Aug 17, 1983 · N1911F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83FA184Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 172M · Minden, NEA student plt in left seat made the takeoff using 10 deg flaps. At about 50 ft AGL passing over the departure end of therwy, the PIC noticed the acft was sinking & took the controls. The acft impacted trees as the PIC was avoiding power lines. The flaps were…Aug 9, 1983 · N30545 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-235 · Alliance, NEThe pilot stated that he departed oshrosh for scottsbluff with an estimated 80 gallons of fuel on board the air craft his ete was 4 hours 30 minutes and fuel consumption at 15 gph. Aprx 37 NM short of scotts bluff he noticed the right fuel gauge indicating…Aug 5, 1983 · N777EE · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Sidney, NEThe student plt was on a solo x-country flt. As he approached Sidney, NE, he was unable to contact anyone on the radio & continued to the arpt at cruise alt. He descended while circling the arpt. Before reaching traffic pattern alt, he applied power, but the…Aug 1, 1983 · N67585 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech A100 · Valley, NEWhile landing at night, the acft touched down hard, then swerved off the left side of the rwy. An exam of the acft revealed that the left landing gear down plate, pn 99810022, had failed. An exam of the plate revealed that it had failed from overload.Aug 1, 1983 · N17CP · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA170Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonke Rotec Rally 3 · Nickerson, NEThe acft was a registered, home built, 2 place, ultralight vehicle. The passenger was the plt's friend who was building his own ultralight & wanted to ride along to get a general feeling of how to land this type of acft. The plt reported that the temp was 86…Jul 31, 1983 · N3231B · DestroyedNTSB MKC83LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38 · North Platte, NEThe pilot had been flying for about 1 hour in the local area and was returning from the practice area at 1100 feet AGL. In preparation for landing he advanced the mixture to full rich and the engine lost power. He tried emerg procedures but the engine did not…Jul 28, 1983 · N25087 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA162Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman G-164A · Minden, NEAprx 5 min after takeoff, the eng quit & the plt made a forced landing in a nearby field. He did not dump his load of chemicals. Reportedly, the acft landed hard & was destroyed. The plt was exposed to the chemicals during the crash landing. An exam revealed…Jul 23, 1983 · N5319 · DestroyedNTSB MKC83LA158Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Nebraska City, NEThe student plt lost directional control during a takeoff on his 2nd solo flt. He reported that as he started the takeoff, the acft began moving to the left of the rwy, so he applied right rudder, but too much, then too much left rudder. Subsequently, the…Jul 18, 1983 · N714VP · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA156Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Superior, NEThe plt stated he touched down on the right wheel, rolled on the rwy and became airborne again with the acft banked to the right. He applied power and the engine went to high RPM. The acft swung right almost 180 degrees before touching down off the rwy to the…Jul 15, 1983 · N737HT · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna A188B · Edgar, NEThe plt reported that he was completing a turnaround when the acft encountered turbulence from another plane that was spraying the same field. The acft began to settle. When he pulled up to avoid a power line, the acft stalled & crashed.Jul 13, 1983 · N9114G · DestroyedNTSB MKC83FA153Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 188B · Shelton, NEThe plt had dusted 1 field & had started dusting another that was located on rolling terrain. After making 3 swath runs over the 2nd field, he was maneuvering for a 4th run when the acft's right wing impacted with a power line cable. The wing's leading edge &…Jul 12, 1983 · N731AC · DestroyedNTSB MKC83LA151Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-38-112 · Scottsbluff, NEWhile the student plt was making his first supervised sold landing, the acft veered left at touchdown. The plt applied power for a go around & the left wing contacted the ground off the rwy spinning the acft around.Jul 10, 1983 · N25718 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA141Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper PA-36 · St. Paul, NEThe plt stated that when he was unable to get takeoff speed he dumped his load, then hit a fence & fence posts. The acftwas estimated to be within the CG & gross weight limits. Two inspections of the eng revealed no malfunctions.Jul 2, 1983 · N57748 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83FA136Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Neligh, NEAt aprx 1920 CDT, the plt entered the NWS station at norfolk, NE & request a wx briefing for a flt from bloomfield, NE back to norfolk, to arrive before sunset. He was advised of marginal wx conditions due to thunderstorm activity. The forecast called for…Jun 28, 1983 · N46832 · DestroyedNTSB MKC83LA134Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 170B · Denton, NEThe acft went off the runway during takeoff. The pilot said the acft drifted to the left after the tailwheel was raised. He said he brought the acft back to the centerline but it drifted left again and entered tall grass beside the runway. As the pilot…Jun 24, 1983 · N2506D · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA131Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBoeing A75N1 · Benkelman, NEThe plt stated he was flying at a low altitude along a river when the eng failed.Jun 19, 1983 · N54582 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83FA122Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportCessna 320E · Minden, NEThe acft stalled and crashed on the final approach to land. The acft had called for landing information and entered the pattern and was seen established in a low final approach when it suddenly turned right and descended to the ground. The acft impacted about…Jun 6, 1983 · N26972 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83FU002Accident · 1 fatalFinal reportWeedhopper JC-24C · 5n Battle Creek, NEThe plt had assembled & flown the ultralight vehicle during the previous summer. This was his 1st flt after removing it from winter storage. He was observed preflighting the vehicle before takeoff. At about the time of the accident, a ground witness heard the…May 21, 1983 · UNREG · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83IA102Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFairchild Swearingen SA226T · Lincoln, NEDuring landing roll the acft veered left. The parking brake valve was suspected to have failed & was replaced as a precautionary measure.May 6, 1983 · N779M · Minor damageNTSB MKC83LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPiper J3C-65 · Minatare, NEThe plt reported that he was making a low pass to look over a possible landing area, when he allowed the acft to inadvertently touch down on soft soil beside the strip. The acft bounced, then landed hard and the main gear collapsed.Apr 27, 1983 · N23472 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA092Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMooney M20K · Trenton, NEThe acft was climbing through 11500 to 12000 ft MSL when the engine made a loud noise followed by a lurch. The oil pressure dropped to zero and the engine developed a roughness. The plt said he shut the engine down at this time, the plt advised denver ARTCC…Apr 20, 1983 · N231KV · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150M · Axtell, NEThe plt reported that he began taking off on a 1310 ft rwy that was dry but spongy. The elevation was reported as 2210 ft, the wind was calm, and the temperature was 55 deg. The flaps were set at 10 deg. Reportedly, the acft lifted off, but settled back to…Apr 18, 1983 · N714BP · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 182G · Chadron, NEThe engine stopped when the acft was within 10 miles from the destination airport. The pilot stated that he had the fuel valve to the 'both position' when the engine sputtered and stopped. He says he pulled on carburetor heat, switched fuel tanks, then…Mar 3, 1983 · N2445R · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA070Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 140 · Scottsbluff, NEThe aircraft made a hard landing while landing at Scottsbluff NE during a pleasure flight. The aircraft was landing on runway 30 with the wind from 350 degrees at 8 KTS. A witness said the aircraft bounced 2 times before groundlooping off the left side of the…Feb 20, 1983 · N1798V · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA067Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeech B23 · Omaha, NEThe pilot was not totally familiar with the operation of this aircraft. The aircraft engine was started without setting the parking brake properly. The pilot did not have his feet on the brakes and could not reduce the throttle because of the throttle lock.…Feb 14, 1983 · N4013T · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 150L · S. Sioux City, NEThe aircraft drifted left during landing and collided with a snow bank. The instructor stated that the inexperienced student pilot flared the aircraft too high. The aircraft contacted the runway near the centerline but strayed left stillin a nose high…Feb 7, 1983 · N1911F · Substantial damageNTSB MKC83LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 152 · Ord, NEThe student pilot reported that on his third touch-and-go, he was momentarily distracted and looked down inside the aircraft. He inadvertentently pushed the left rudder and was unable to regain directional control before the left main wheel ran off the side…Jan 23, 1983 · N4640B · Substantial damage